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TIGERS OF SPORT

This week it is the Tiger from Tillietuðlem

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1956.

BRITISH OLYMPIC HOPE

the most 'capped' footballer

in history... Captain of Hangers the one and only

BIG GEORGE YOUNG

By HARRY ANDREW

I don't think there is anybody anywhere who would quarrel with me if I said the greatest living Scottish sports figure—no pun intended!—— is “Big_George” Young, footballer extraordinary.

I think he is more than that, I`believe him to be the biggest per-

sonality among all the world's active players.

All my Tigers of Sport have been chosen from the world field, with- out reference or bias for a particular country. They have included an American, Australian, Czech and a Frenchwoman.

To name Young as my tool- į The decision was influenced "Forwards are the boys who badi personality. I had to discard by several factors-nutably that grab all the publicity. But I such fine players as Matthews Young had not long recovered ballove defence in the best form and Wright of England. Puscas from injury and that he was in of attack If you don't lose a of Hungary. Owirk of Austrin, any case booked to go on an goal you don't get beaten. In and the French Mar Kopa

American tour with his club, the long run the icam with

Anyway, the selectors decided { good [at

defensive to argue about

strategy and whether

reater to enck mook at Rangers and strong, fast wingers, and a cen- hus playing ability then these men one of their ployees, Young in-tre will always anish ahead."

to Świt - others could cluded, wis orlov to FIT WO But in be a

tourerland. Officially, it was be- Famy

of the Ibrox men thises

cause none just talent. You

have dominan was considered good enough! perorality, a ruthless will to Another broadenst reason for wit a ty to make your mates rise above themselves, the tongress pecessary to stand up for vote beliefs in all cireum

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the omission of Young was that iHolland was to adopt a brand- new international policy. They were going over to all-out at- tack. "And Young is, of course, the Number One advocate at a ch-fensive strategy.

There is the measure of the

Young.

then as a full-back und e contre-fall now, would have had to be a defendier my circumstanus, Bul the

Nall well thu Time He has played for lectors knew

Young has these characteris- Gies in temarkable degres, AVAILABLE HONOUR

*Til

1 why he has

Rangers Bes six captain of

captain

yours pastami

Scotland for

been

Jonker

Inan.

In

ull

country huny more times thane personality of the man was any other man in history

Heuch that if he played ut has every available honour the then the rest of the team would

Leaguepiny the way he wanted!

bas To offer

Championship budges and Cup medals of every variety.

THE RIGHT SORT

So far as I know, the relee-

Now approaching his middle thirties, Young has completed to have never since departed

from the view that attacking what will probably rank as his

But twu reason -

yeurst is the right sort. greates

fact remKATAS that Georg after he had been written off the

Young is back in the Scotland that time, you'll team. As ils centre-half and its That George was captain!

ns "finished".

11

was It

remember, left out

of Scotlund" World Cup side. I still consider that the biggest tactical blunder, thus country ever made.

And the strategy 15 still based on deferice,

But let me draw you u more intimate picture of this 18-stone giant of a mun with the longosi legs in football, 1 have never know a man who so belies his appearence - for, unth you know him, he appears forbid- ding, lough, hard to approach.

Nothing could be further from the truth in my experience and I have been a friend of Young'a for many years.

Young is ever ready to give "break", to hand a youngster

the right out encouragement time. He will argue with a re- foul ferce, but never “wilfully

an opponent.

I remember kidding once about

the

way in which he refuses to use his enormous weight and strength.

1

"It's no joke to me, Hurry,” he replied. This should be a game of brains, not brown, like to get

there by football When I have to start strategy. being rough to get by, I'll chuck £t."

Hundreds

will of players leality that Big George Young

word pracuses preaches.

George

makes my secret of Its views. He said to me

for

COUNTY CRICKET

Kent Takes First Innings Lead Of 37 Against Northants

London, July 16.

every

SERIOUS BUSINESS

he

Football in all he aspects is,

dearly blin,

CTIOUS business. He will talk long-

defence of his and loudly-in views. Yet beneath it all he i the most good-natured follow in the business,

On the field, he seldom shows evidence of enjoyment. One of the few occasions was during Rangers' Lour of Canada and Aineriçu in 1954. Against Rangers Victoria (Vancouver), were a long way ahead at half- time. For the second-half

moved into was

George attack.

the

Sitting on the sidelines were his international colleagues Willle Woodburn and Willie Waddell. Their barracking was terrifie Young nissed

#

" training session at Loosening-up for swimming pool in London, is 23-year-old Johnny Cooze, whose aim is to be selected to represent Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia.

An ex-Royal Air Force Physical Training instructor and a member of the Highgate Diving Club, he is one of the best divers in Britain.

In his effort to realise his Olympic ambition Johnny Cooze is being couched by Mr John (Spider) Webb, who is well-known to British viewers and listeners as a radio and television commentator aquatic events.

On

I Believe Parker Will Beat Moore, Says Promoter Solomons

New York, July 15.

Promoter Jack Solomons of London announced in New York today that Archie Moore, top Heavyweight contender, "positively" would go through with his fight against Big James Parker at the Toronto Ball Park on July 25 despite rumours to the contrary.

the

Solomons, who will promote į vacunt heavyweight crown. the Toronto 15-rounder, make When Moore signed for his announcement ut a luncheon Parker fight in Toronto, the for the press in a 51st Street percentage was against Fatter- lavern. There had been rumours son's fractured right hand heal- that 39-year-old Moore mighting in time for a September withdraw from the fight with title fight.

Kent, bottom of the County Championship Table, slumped from 90 for one to 137 all out against Northamp-couple of sitters. But his was tonshire at Maidstone today but still took a first innings the last laugh, us he scored a

Toronto's glorious goal with a backheeler,

hard-hitting Solomona declared today: lend of 37.

He danced round the pitch heavyweight now that physiciana Moore couldn't pull out of the

never

have assured young Floyd Toronto fight if he wanted to. inter-

Patterson's availability for a He already has accepted $10,000 Yankee Stadium fight with Moore in September for the

SH

Course

of

Spin bowlers had a field day on the drying wicket for joy. # sight we've after heavy week-end rain and Northamptonshire's pair | reen Britain, His of Australian left-arm bowlers George Tribe and Jack national and cup triumphs have never pleased him so much - Manning ran through the Kent side, Manning taking five because he accepts them for 34 in 16.5 overs and Tribo taking four for 27 in 14 just in the normal

Northamptonshire fured not better, Colin Page things,

There taking five for 32 in 23.4 overs, including 12 maidens.

never was player who so believed in the ablilty Lancashire lying stend lo | 34, Tribe four fur 27 and 35 for of his team to win, whether it Surrey

Northamptonshire championship two).

100 is his country or his club. I table, soon had Lelecstershire In (Barrick not out 55. Page Ave|have talked to Young many a trouble at Manchester. Brian for 32).

time before a big occasion." He

overs.

*he

|

Statham, England's fast bowler At Birmingham: Worcester-is always sincerely convinced

AL

no

left out of the Leeda Test, lookshire 172 for six (D. Richardson that he will be on the winning three of the first Ave Leirester- not out 70)

versus Warwick- { side. shire wickets and also held shire,

catch, finiring with gures of four for 32 with seven maidens included in his 17,3 overs,

But at other places batsmen prospered, Yorkshire, for whom

Sex

HORSE RACING

RIBOT INVITED TO RUN IN ATLANTIC CITY

HANDICAP

play today, rain. And his great strength is that Chesterfield: Hampshire he also convinces his teammates. 20 for five versus Derbyshire, A good captain's job always rain curtailed play.

goes far beyond the tossing of At Manchester: Leicestershire coin. And his tasks is immense

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 108 (Statham four for 32),ly more difficult when he has to

July 16. Frank Lowson hit 164 in five Lancashire 100 for no wicket control International star with and a half hours, put up a big (Wharton not out 87, Dyson not reputations equal to his own.

Ribot, Italian Cavourite for the lead over Somerset and Middle-out 75).

One of the

King George VI and Queen best things Young likewise

Elizabeth Blakes at Ascot, Eng- ever did for Scotland was to

land on Saturday, has been in- different types 86), blend such

ran vited to

in the Billy Steel

100,000 and. Alec Forbes.

dollars Atlantic City

Handicap When they first came into the here on August 11. Scotland team it was with firm Middlesex

Nashua, the world's mest ideas about should be played, and both had rival,

game valuable racehorse, and his great Swaps, dave also been vastly different points of vievr. invited. Noshua is by the Irish

But Young took the best of

Nasrullah and Swaps by the both and helped mould them into a fine team.

British-bred Khaled.

Gloucestershire.

did

ngatnet At Cardiff: Essex 279 (Taylor

127. Shepherd six for Wilfred Wooller, Glamorgan's Glamorgan 74 Tor four. captain and in England Test

At Gloucester: Gloucestershire selector, ngured in a controver-

stal incident during the match 68 and 04 for three. ogainst Essex at Cardiff.

Rus 330 for cight declared (Robert ning up to bowl, he noticed that son 115, W. Edrich 35).

At Nottingham: Sussex 252 Gordon Barker, who had just completed his 1,000 runs for the (Nottinghamshire 19 for two (Start was delayed, to mid- season, was backing up pre- maturely and he whipped off his afternoon because of rain).

By At Taunton: Somerset 71 and 39 for one. Yorkshire 341 for euven

balls for a run-out decision. had warned him three times." Woolier sald Inter,

HIS MAIDEN CENTURY

Brian Taylor completed his maiden century for Essex,

batting, three and, a half hours | for his 127 and hitting 15 fourE, Raymond Smith flogged 24: Tuns in an over off Glamorgaf's Den, Shepherd, who nevertheless had figures of alx for 80.

how the

as

is

TLL PROVE ROY BENTLEY IS NOT FINISHED'

Says GEORGE WHITING

Chelaca, the football team we all used to makō jokes about, will be recalling their players to Stamford Bridge for preliminary training on July 23. As a lifelong supporter, I regret that the occasion could well turn out to be less. happy than usual.

Too many people, I fear, will be suffering from the Bentley Blues-unable to rid themselves of the memory of that dark morning last May when skipper Roy Bentley and four of his team-mates fell under the up-for-transfer axe wielded", by manager Ted Drake.

Angry

fens painted "Fair! "I could have done the same destroy a lot of the club's good- Play to Roy Beatley" infor Chelsea, I was never will, especially SEXYLORME the throu-foot letters Потов the hoppler than when kidding and parents of youngsters coming. gates,♦ They are organising a encouraging the youngsters into the professional game." protest petition down at Walham [blong In our third team at "But you will be at Stamford Green So many sympathisers, Hendon

| Bridge when training starts?" "Chelsea mostly vintage supporters, have

patl Newcastle £11,000 for you in 1948. How

"You bet I will. I'll train written to Bentley that he has

than 1 ever had to duplicate a stock reply. much do you think they will 10 times harder

in my life, I give Above all, the life-blood boys want from Portsmouth, or any trained

them proof that Roy Bentley is season-ticket hckers-Bre re-ether club interested?"

not finished." "ND Iden, but I hope they puted to be showing rather less

It wa than their usual enthusiasm for will not ask too much, I have

sald slowly, sorrow-. toits and/or triumphs of heard ail sorts of estimates fully, and not at all in anger.

One quoted,

For AN high

Roy Bentley, idol of the £20,000, which is surely unj- Blues, in a hurt young mòn, reasonable."

As for us Chelsea fane, it is god to be quite some tira before we are in the mood for any more content quips. Just leave us alone, will you?

-(London Express Service).

(COPYBÍGIFT)

the

The

21-W

BEWILDERMENT

What docs the fair-haired oft-capped Bentley think about it all after more than eight years in the thick of the blue Chelsen line-up? I went out to his club-owned semi-detached Park Boyal 10. And cottage at And

found-bewilder-

ment..

"As you know," sold Bentley over coffee and bisculta, "the chub have re-signed me at top wheres when they could, I sup pose, have paid me only £7 iveek.

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But I doubt if you will see me playing there again. I'll train. I obey orders. But, frankly, my heart is no longer at Stamford Bridge. I'd be happier elsewhere, I am hoping to move

"Move where?" ་་།

1 asked. just do not low. Scun- be thorpe were

supposed to interested in me as a player-

manager;

but 1 have

managerial ambitions.

ns

feel resentful

IN THE DARK

"Do you will about Chelsea?“

"Honestly, no. Just hurt and puzzled at being left completely in the dark. If I had been told I had let the club down, or had not been pulling my weight. I could have understood, and taken it, But I fl have not been told

All about. what it

BASEBALL

"I was at the ground seeing Braves Score

Their Seventh Win In A Row

the dentist when Ted Drake called me Into his office and said it was his unpleasant duty to tell me that I was being placed on the open-to-transfer list. The news came as such a shock that I asked him to re- pent it, but I could not pin him down to any reason.

"Next

he

I had to

New York, July 16. Milwaukee's bustling Braves won their seventh game in a day rong Ted up,

row today whm Hank AarOCE something about the team going backward provided the victory margin 2-1 with a home over Pittsburgh no instead of forward.

rum and Bob Buhl, gained his When cut off when I was called to a my playing days aro OVET, I neighbour's

kiddy who had a11th victory by scattering ven hope

to make a career in the nasty accident to her hand. electrical business with the That was the last I heard. sume firm that Ted Hurton, the Since then, I have not spoken

to old West Ham goalkeeper, re- any of the club officials.

They have told me nothing," presents,"

"Do you blame anybody in particular?"

HAPPY AT HENDON

"Any other offers?" "Portsmouth are interested, I'm told, though those stories about me looking at houses (down there are incorrect, I'd like to stay in First Division football, of course, and at 32, it is nice to hear that Portsmouth are keen on my fitting in with their younger players.

BOXING

Richardson Stops Austrian Champion In First Round

•

hite,

Buhi Inissed his shut-out when Frank Thomas lashed second-inning homér.

The Dodgers made, it two vies, tories in a row over the Cube "I do not know what to think.rming affair in which Gli Hodge

4-1, in a rain-shortened six At first I got the impression hit a three-run homer in the

Chelsea

free hand at

first,

that Tod might have been act- ing under order, and he looked

Roger Croig gained his- to embarrassed that I felt FORTY

minth victory, yielding only two for him. Since then, however, hite, e single to losing pitcher

have come to realise he has Bam Jones and 'a

double

to completely

record sucker Gene Bakor.

Bob Lemon pitched five hit "Any public reaction?"

ball to win his 11th game "Incredible, really, Lettora

the Indians, who made 17 hits began arriving, and the tele.

1-3 declaton over the Red phone nover stopped ringing, Sox in Boston. Jurn Busby, hit though the number is not in the book Finally,

home run and two singles to I just had to

Hol Nargon pace the Indians. get away from it all with

my wife and two young daughters.angies and every man

had a double and a pair of

We all cleared out to Bristol for a fortnight.

In

for

in the hit one.-United

Since then, I've Cleveland starting line-up

anfoly ** Leist been playing golf and cricket, and putting in some time at this Prot electrical supplies job,"

WONDERFUL INFLUENCE

"Ia

there any chance of a change of heart at Chelsea?"

"Could be. But, after what has happened, I think I should find it hard to show the same

of his $40,000 guarantee."

NO ODDS QUOTED

Cardiff, July 18. Although ancient Archie

Dick Richardson, one of Bri- favoured at 3-1 in Canadian tain's best young heavyweight wagering, there are

interest. no odda prospects beat Kurl Schiegi of quoted against his suffering a Austria here tonight. The referee hand injury or a brow cut that stopped the fight in the first of might prevent his fighting Pat- the ten round bout because of ferson of Brooklyn in Septem- the Austrian cut eye.

ber

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"Chelsen used to be known as

a club who looked after their players, and Ted Drake had a wonderful driving influence on It was one of the quickest and finer than when we won the us all. Nothing could have been Solomons suid:

believe

most unsatisfactory wins

of championship-or, for me, when Parker will bent Moore, Archie Richardson's colourful career. nearly killed himself paring The fight lasted only 2 minutes they made me captain for the down to

that helped us to 176 pounds when he 15 seconds, ending with the rames defended his Light-referee, Mr D.

avofd relegation. recently

S. David, pulling title

"Now things are against the boxers apart Heavyweight

different. and pushing Yolande Pompey. He was very Schleg into his corner with This unhappy business unimpressive until he finally blood streaming from a cut by stopped Pompey."

His last eye.

In case Parker upscis Moore, Solomons will try to stage a

Schleg), who is the champion Parker-Patterson fight for the of Austria, protested volubly and vacant heavy title either in gave every indication of want- Toronto or in London, he said, Ing to carry on, but the cut was

a bad one. United Press,

Three Japanese Boxers For Thailand

In the short while the fight

lasted there was litio orthodox

boxing. Richardson spent most

of his time punching as chort as he could end trying to escape from the Austrian's crowding embrace.

LAWN TENNIS

could

Rosewall & Fraser

Surprisingly

Beaten

By Swedish Pair

MALAYAN AAA MEET

Ceylon AndTM Australia Will Compete For The First Time

Kuala Lumpur, July 18. Ceylon and Australia will compete in the Malayan Athle

tic Championships to be held in Penang, Northern Malaya, on August 17 and 18, the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association announced today.'

Australia will be representad by Flight Lieutenant Brian Oliver, the Long Jump and Hop, Step and Jump Champions of Australia, the Association sald Reuter.

Stockholm, July 1s Army Soccer Loss

love

•In Dakarshamn, South.Sweden, tion, Army a ociation. He

Union and

with tho Council Until always havomred

Ken Rogawaji and Neale

Brigadier-General RJ. Ken- Froncz, of Australia, were sur fish, founder of the National Suddenly Schiegi came away risingly beaten by the Swedish Playing Fields Association, Tokya July' 10.

from a bout of clone fighting pair Percy Rosberg and Jan died aged 70 in Lockice The Ribot and Swaps were today

Brigadier.

[where. A PLAYERS** PLAYER

The Japan Boxing Commission with blood pouring down his rik Lundquist in the Men's assigned top weight, 9 st. 416, said today three Japanese boxers Lace. Immediately the reports Doubles final of on Interna- way, Soccer, way That is George Young as I for the

nino

would be sent to Thehand on a cought sight of the injury be Lawn the Ar declared (Lowson 154, player, ever standing up for know

b. "less,” him. He is a players Nashua was given

goodwill tour,

stopped the fight, Taylor 57)-Router.

Seventy-nino

have

today. The three Japanese boxers are their rights,

Army Athletic over Aghting In-been assigned weights. under Orient Featherweight, Champlon

Richardson ald afterwarde

Rosberg and Lundquist won wa

Was also Justles — frequently, . În

conditions of the handicap

Kaneko Japanese Ban that he opened the cut with a 3-6, 8-6, 7-5 and 6+3. sequences, running foul of offi-

12 horses listed rocalvo [instweight top

Rosewall and Fraser will meet recently Kellchi shart right from close in. Champion clal opinion.

invitations. If any decline, the Komuro and Japanese Welter Dai Dower of Wales Britists in the final of the Men's Singles, with the Army Soccer team to But, his honesty of purpbee next in line are invited until weight Champion Kenji Fukuji. and British Empire Flyweight in the semi-finals today Rosowall is matches with the French and

love

the game are so field of 12 la completed

Fukuji and Komure are scho-Champion, outpointed," Joseph defeated Rosberg 4-3, 0-3 and and Belglum Armpics, He gave self-evident that only

The winner tho

receives 65,000 duled to leave in August, and Dionisio of Frace over eight Fraser beat Lundquist, by the

that Triangular pelty-minded could bear him dollars (228,200)-Reuter. Kaneko in October-Reuter. rounds.Router..

Smo spore--Reuter. lasting malice. And Young is too big to have to worry about them.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Templa

Men's "T" Division: RAJ Other century makers today | CCIRC, SCAA V HRCC, Raketo were Middlesex opening batsmen ACRCH(2) ▼ IBU, KTGCA CRC (1), OCE (1) v LRC, USIC Jack Robertson who hit his Urban C. first 100 of the "season and

for

Water-pold.. ... Raman Subba Row, who hit 108 Junior League: Navy Army

Combined the

Services Boyini (Navy) 8 p.m.; Doctorsina against his old county. Surrey, BCA (Navy) 650 mg BA

Asmor Norih (LAS) 0.50.p.m. "Robertson batted, for four hours

TOMORROW for 118," including, nine 'boun, darlés' and Subbo Rów Awner at

Swimming. the wicking for: three hours nity minutes, hitting only six fours, ¡He offered two sharp chances

early in his innlogi..

CLOSE OF PLAY. SCOIES,

RAPC Gala at Victoria, Barracks Pool

Water-pol Benior League: Chung Chinese YMCA (Chung Bing)

THURSDAY Lawn, kówtyc

of

con-

Of his qualities as

as a player

I have said little, I don't nood to. Who is thero in football who, doesn't know all about those long legs, those mighty clearance? Who hasn't marvell od at the daintineso

of this glant?

Young has "saved", Scotland that, it becomes monotonous, and "saved" Ranger's

often

Today he is a man of many Sing | v¦ intorta.... · He "and"; his "wife, punk Zona, have two fine daughters, Ireno' and Muriel," Ho2 Oris `an shiro). He couch and writes, hotel in Talletudlem: (Lanatic

And thank goodnamn, he also

A1 | The Oval: Combined Oper Pairs Champaatpa (hécona

Services 351 (R. Subba Row, Roundy Statcher : INC, ICDOÇA

100, Williams 70. Pratt six, for CCC, fixCC, Timorulo, and njeni still finds time to play for

(119)., Burrey/71 for five, se v dostr

trane age apetition win

(Phebay 67, Mading, fem fot|Gyönkt. Then Chun

Rangers and Scotland w

THE GAMBOLS

SUM SALE

Barrie

Identified

KOlympic

Tournament

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